Legio III Ferrata

Legio III Ferrata was a Roman Army legion which was raised in Rome, Latium in 41 BC by Octavian. Octavian raised a legion of loyal soldiers to protect Italia from his rivals, initially consisting only of Sextus Pompey's rebellious Sicilians, but later including Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. The legion crushed Pompey's rebellion on Sicily first.